Ruth’s Chris also takes the cake for top treat, the molten lava cake is an absolute must try when you visit…
Category Archives: Travel Glimpse
Top Dining Marina Del Rey
Ruth’s Chris Steak house is absolutely amazing. They offer one of the best steaks you can find. Your steak is broiled at 1800 degrees and then served on a 500 degree plate, so your last bite is as good as your first…
Marina Del Rey CA
The Marina is a beautiful place for outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy from bike trails to harbor cruises. The Marina offers many terrific restaurants, great amenities and shopping as well as it’s close proximity to Venice Beach and Santa Monica. A wonderful place to relax…
Top Dining Venice Beach
The Bank of Venice is a fun pub with some really great food. The pub is easy to find right off the beach under the Venice sign. We went for the macaroni & cheese and the classic cobb salad, both were amazing. They also have a wide variety of unique and original beer…
Manhattan Beach Top Treats
Cupcakes Couture of Manhattan Beach Creamery is a terrific little sweets shop. It is a short walk from the pier and you will definitely want to stop by…
Top Dining Manhattan Beach
One of our many stops along the way included a great pub called Brewco on Manhattan Beach. It offers some really great pub fare and a huge selection of craft beers….
California Beach Biking
The Marvin Braude Coastal Bike Trail is a terrific path which runs along the beach from Will Rogers State Beach through Santa Monica, Venice Beach, then around Marina Del Rey, continuing through Playa Del Rey, El Segundo beach, Manhattan beach, Hermosa beach, Redondo beach and Torrence beach…
Bellewood Acres Lynden WA
Halloween is quickly approaching, so we decided to get in the spirit by getting lost in a corn maze and search for that perfect pumpkin…
McMenamins Kennedy School Portland OR
California Road Trip, driving back home we are using a quicker route along the I-5 with fewer stops along the way…
Treat of the Week Seven Fold
If we are going to enjoy a week of amazing restaurants, you can rest assured we also enjoyed a week of amazing desserts…
Yeti Spotted
For a very long time I have been trying to snap a picture of the elusive Yeti, which hides deep inside the Matterhorn Mountain at Disneyland…
Santa Monica CA Top Treats
Gourmet Bread Pudding from Stout Restaurant is absolutely to die for…
Top Dining Santa Monica CA
We found an incredible restaurant called Stout, it is an absolute must try, the burgers here are amazing. They specialize in Burgers and beer with a lot of creativity and fresh ingredients, you will enjoy…
Santa Monica CA
Continuing our drive through some vineyards on the 101, it was hard not to stop at all the wineries. We are already planning a return trip to enjoy some locations that we spotted. We are now on the last stretch to Santa Monica where we will spend the day enjoying a bike ride along the beaches of Venice, Santa Monica and Malibu…
Big Sur CA
California Road Trip day five, ending the night at Monterey was also to ensure we would be driving the Big Sur first thing in the morning…
Monterey CA Top Treats
You will find no shortage of treats on Fisherman’s Wharf with these two incredible shops; Carousel Candies and Wharf Chocolate Shop. Wall to wall selections of just about everything imaginable including my favorite, chocolate covered seafoam…
Top Dining Monterey CA
Fisherman’s wharf is where you will find dozens of great restaurants. We decided on one called Crabhouse Seafood Grill, it was fabulous and the three of us split a lobster, a crab and a steak it was amazing. All seafood aside we also stopped for Breakfast at a really popular restaurant called Crepes of Brittany, the crepes were incredible as well…
Monterey CA
California Road Trip day four, continuing on very late in the day from San Francisco we are planning to only go as far as Monterey CA today. Most of the best seafood I have ever had has come from Monterey, so it will be a real treat to enjoy it right here from Fisherman’s Wharf…
San Francisco CA Top Treats
While on Pier 39 stop by Trish’s Mini Donuts, they are amazing, then grab a coffee from Biscoff to go with it. This is a smooth cup of coffee served along with a sample size cookie. Then after some shopping and time for it all to settle, Ghirardelli of course! The chocolate is melt in the mouth delicious and the sundaes are decadent…
San Francisco CA
Staying the night at the Hotel Whitcomb and enjoying some of the fun activities of San Francisco…

